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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of the mugger's clothes is mentioned?

2. The master said, "Our salvation lies in our God and in our ____."

3. At which radio station did Carmelita make the PSA?

4. "Politics is not good for the ____."

5. What is the first language Carmelita learned when she came to New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Carmelita comments that the women need the spirit of Rosa Parks. Who is Rosa Parks? Why does Carmelita see her as a role model?

2. How does Juana escape? What is her disguise?

3. What is important about poetry to Carmelita?

4. Discuss the meeting between Dee and Carmelita. Where had the women met on a previous occasion? Explain the scene and the reaction of each woman.

5. What does Carmelita tell her audience about becoming a performance artist? When did it occur? How did it happen?

6. Who phones Carmelita the next morning? What is the purpose of each call?

7. Who is Alba? What does she say to try to dissuade Juana from leaving the convent?

8. Dee and others make comments about nutty women being incarcerated at the BMU. What was meant by that statement?

9. Who is Arriero? What is Arriero's homeland? In which section is Arriero introduced? Why is Arriero's point of view different from the others?

10. How does the relationship between Maria Luisa and Juana change at this time? What promises do the women make to each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carmelita Tropicana introduces Machito and Sophia as her siblings. What is the relationship between Carmelita Tropicana and her younger brother Machito? What is the relationship between Carmelita Tropicana and her sister Sophia? What is the relationship between Machito and Sophia?

Essay Topic 2

After being arrested for participating in the protest, Carmelita, Desiree, Orchidia, Sophia and others were arrested and sent to the Behavioral Modification Unit. What is the BMU? Where is it located? What is the purpose of the unit? How does it relate to the government? What kind of activities occur at the BMU? Is it a prison? What types of crimes must one commit to be sent to the unit? What is the DNA Remodeling Action? Can someone's DNA be remodeled? If so, how? What types of programs are the inmates required to complete?

Essay Topic 3

Carmelita worked at the Tropicana in Havana before going to the United States. After Carmelita arrived in the United States she opened a similar nightclub, also called the Tropicana, in Manhattan. What types of nightclubs were the Tropicanas? Compare and contrast the two clubs. What were the biggest similarities? Did Carmelita operate both nightclubs? What happened to each club? Who was involved in the destruction of at least one of the clubs? Explain.

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